1	SERVICE AREA COMPETITION NEW AND COMPETING CONTINUATION FUNDING Fiscal Year 2009 (SAC 09) HRSA-09-095; HRSA-09-096; HRSA-09-097; HRSA-09-098 Applicant Technical Assistance Call March 5, 2008 HRSA Bureau of Primary Health Care printer-friendly version of this presentation
2	CONTACT INFORMATION Nicole Amado 301-594-4300 Nicole.Amado@hrsa.hhs.gov
3	SAC 09 OVERVIEW Purpose of the SAC 09 Funding Opportunity (including award information) Service Areas SAC Eligibility Requirements Program Expectations Page Limit Information New Application Submission Procedure Resources
4	PURPOSE OF THE SERVICE AREA COMPETITION FUNDING OPPORTUNITY SAC is a competitive funding opportunity to provide comprehensive primary care services to an underserved area or population.
5	AWARD INFORMATION (see pages 13 & 14 of the Guidance) $413,000,000 is available for SAC 09 Approximately 299 SAC awards will be made
6	SERVICE AREAS All service areas and target populations are announced in Appendix F of the guidance (starting on page 132). For details about specific service areas, including funding, please contact the appropriate HRSA Division (service areas are grouped into divisions—please see Appendix F to determine the division to which your service area belongs): Eastern Division: 301-594-4488 Western Division: 301-480-1130 Central Mid-Atlantic Division: 301-594-4420
7	ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS (see page 3 of the Guidance) ALL applicants must be: A public or nonprofit private entity, including tribal, faith-based & community-based orgs; and All applicants must propose to serve the same service area and/or populations identified in Appendix F. This includes: Grantees whose project period ends on or after Oct. 31, 2008 and before Oct. 1, 2009 New organization that can serve the entire service area and/or population identified in Appendix F. New organizations include an organization representing a consortium of health centers who through their partnership can serve the entire service area and/or population.
8	ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS cont’d All Competing Organizations Must: Provide services to the entire announced service area; Provide services to the entire population currently being served (applicants may not propose to serve only a segment of the existing population being served); Provide the same or comparable comprehensive primary health care services presently being provided to the population; Utilize Federal funding to serve patients currently served by the existing grantee and; Request equal or lesser amount of Federal funding as currently received by the existing grantee, including funding for special populations (migrant, homeless, and public housing programs)
9	Page Limit 150 pages
10	NEW SUBMISSION PROCESS! (pages 3-6 and 68-69 of the guidance)
11	NEW SUBMISSION PROCESS! (cont’d)
12	"USEFUL INFORMATION" USEFUL INFORMATION
13	APPLICATION DUE DATES (see pages 6 & 7 of the Guidance)
14	RESOURCES: Grants.gov—800-518-4726 HRSA Call Center —877-464-4772 FTCA Helpline —866-382-2435 SAC TA Webpage —www.hrsa.gov/grants/technicalassistance/sac.htm DUNS/CCR Info —www.hrsa.gov/grants/dunsccr.htm; 866-705-5711 Data Resource Guide (to assist communities in identifying their unique health disparities and other factors impacting access to care for their communities)—http://bphc.hrsa.gov/needforassistance/dataresourceguide.htm 2008 Uniform Data System (UDS) --http://bphc.hrsa.gov/uds/2008manual/default.htm Program Contact: Nicole Amado; 301-594-4300; Nicole.Amado@hrsa.hhs.gov